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For the responses to this article, the following were of particular interest to me:

hincandenza dislikes the items in the article, and provides his own list

Whirr!2010-09-17Also his username is take from Infinite Jest. That predisposes me to like him a little more. (Although it might well have the reverse effect on others, I suppose).

fuz!2010-07-31I also really liked the thread, particularly as it followed the \"normal\" sexism thread of last week. I find hincandenza kind of interesting; he\'s somewhat insightful, and very articulate, and enraged to the point of madness on sexism issues.
..and he seems to have managed to hijack the end of the thread into his own personal \"how can I get laid\" AskMe. god damn.